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<p><em>The article also features a quote from Dr. Kim Sang Eun, of Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, who believes game addiction is a brain disease. She stated, &ldquo;there's no certain clinical indicator to define 'game addiction' but our study shows that brain PET [scan] images of suspected online game addicts are very similar to that of a cocaine addict.&rdquo;</em></p><p>I would really like to see proof or statistics and prove me wrong. B/c I have never touched cocaine or any other addicting drug in my life. Except for alcoholic drinks. Which is not remotely related to game addiction. Not unless you are Dr.&nbsp;Kim who wants to throw it out there for the sake of an argument.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&quot;It's better to be hated for who you are, then be loved for who you are not.&quot; - Montgomery Gentry</p>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:03:04 +0000sharpshooterbabecomment 249758 at http://www.gamepolitics.comRe: Korean Parents Neglect Real Child for Virtual Onehttp://www.gamepolitics.com/2010/03/04/korean-parents-neglect-real-child-virtual-one#comment-249757
<p>I like how you said your first line. That was funny in a haha way not at the story.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&quot;It's better to be hated for who you are, then be loved for who you are not.&quot; - Montgomery Gentry</p>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:59:39 +0000sharpshooterbabecomment 249757 at http://www.gamepolitics.comRe: Korean Parents Neglect Real Child for Virtual Onehttp://www.gamepolitics.com/2010/03/04/korean-parents-neglect-real-child-virtual-one#comment-249295
<p>I've always felt the brain-scan studies are nothing more then psuedoscientific bullshit new age phrenology. </p><p>&nbsp;&quot;No law means no law&quot; - Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black on the First Amendment</p>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:24:00 +0000Bigman-Kcomment 249295 at http://www.gamepolitics.comRe: Korean Parents Neglect Real Child for Virtual Onehttp://www.gamepolitics.com/2010/03/04/korean-parents-neglect-real-child-virtual-one#comment-249164
<p>Yeah. Somehow whenever I hear about brain scans being used in this way, it always reminds me of the 19th Century 'science' of phrenology. Supposedly lumps on the head could predict behaviour or indicate personality traits.</p><p>The fact is, the brain is not the kind of machine that has definite and set areas that control behaviour. The brain is a network that is capable of re-routing the locations of certain behaviours. Heck, if it was as easy as finding a particular spot in the brain that controlled these things, we could spot addicts and treat them very easily.</p>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:26:01 +0000Bennett Beenycomment 249164 at http://www.gamepolitics.comRe: Korean Parents Neglect Real Child for Virtual Onehttp://www.gamepolitics.com/2010/03/04/korean-parents-neglect-real-child-virtual-one#comment-249154
<p>The issue is far more complex that what has been detailed in the various news articles.</p><p>Why was research not done on Korean traditional relationships?&nbsp; Why was there not an explaination as to whether these indivdiuals were raised based on traditional beliefs?&nbsp; Are they native to Korea?&nbsp; Looking at various sites on Korean traditional relationships, both of these individuals deviated from traditional cultural norms, or so it appears.&nbsp; Is this age difference normal?&nbsp; Has the advent of online interactivity changed the traditional norms to a significant degree?&nbsp; These individuals reportedly met online and are, at least based on some social norms outside of Korea, of greatly differing ages.&nbsp;&nbsp;Did this play a part, even a little?&nbsp; Both are unemployed.&nbsp; The agendists point the finger at &quot;gaming addiction&quot;.&nbsp; But is that the REAL reason?&nbsp; Or even the ONLY&nbsp;reason?</p><p>A lot of reference to &quot;gaming addiction&quot;.&nbsp; Even supposed research study references.&nbsp; But here's another one.</p><p><a href="http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0020748904000823">http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0020748904000823</a></p><p>It would be interesting to read the entire study.&nbsp; Their own child was premature.&nbsp; Did this, even in a small way, also affect their treatment of the child?&nbsp;</p><p>This is yet more evidence of poor journalism run amok.&nbsp; Little information just to generate more misinformation and sensationalism.</p><p>Nightwng2000</p><p>NW2K Software</p><p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/nightwing2000">http://www.facebook.com/nightwing2000</a></p><p>Nightwng2000 is now admin to the group &quot;Parents For Education, Not Legislation&quot; on MySpace as <a href="http://groups.myspace.com/pfenl" title="http://groups.myspace.com/pfenl">http://groups.myspace.com/pfenl</a></p>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:24:16 +0000nightwng2000comment 249154 at http://www.gamepolitics.comRe: Korean Parents Neglect Real Child for Virtual Onehttp://www.gamepolitics.com/2010/03/04/korean-parents-neglect-real-child-virtual-one#comment-249137
<p><em>&ldquo;there's no certain clinical indicator to define 'game addiction' but our study shows that brain PET [scan] images of suspected online game addicts are very similar to that of a cocaine addict.&rdquo;<br />&quot;</em></p><p>You can't use brain scans to classify this kind of thing. I remember watching someone talk about using brain scans to find out the link between serial killers. They showed the brain scans of the serial killers and pointed out areas of activity that had similar patterns on most of them, then the guy put up a picture of another brain that had the same kind of activity and said 'This one is my own brain scan.' He stated that, while his findings were fascinating, it proves that brain scans can't really help in diagnosing behavioral differences and problems.</p>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:53:40 +0000Flamespeakcomment 249137 at http://www.gamepolitics.comRe: Korean Parents Neglect Real Child for Virtual Onehttp://www.gamepolitics.com/2010/03/04/korean-parents-neglect-real-child-virtual-one#comment-249136
<p>I find it odd that a study I read about school shootings found that, on average, 3 out of 4 of the people that performed the school shootings were bullied while at school. But that kind of fact, you know one that makes sense to explain people's rage, is nowhere near as attention grabbing as linking the shootings to video games.</p><p>The Kims though, if they did indeed perform such actions (spanking a 3-month old to get them to stop crying and starving them death with rotten milk) deserve no mercy from any kind of person.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:49:17 +0000Flamespeakcomment 249136 at http://www.gamepolitics.comRe: Korean Parents Neglect Real Child for Virtual Onehttp://www.gamepolitics.com/2010/03/04/korean-parents-neglect-real-child-virtual-one#comment-249133
<p>maybe the machines in the I robot movie had it right ... ALL HAIL OUR ROBOT OVERLORDS may you come soon and save us from ourselves.</p>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:37:21 +0000Roh02comment 249133 at http://www.gamepolitics.comRe: Korean Parents Neglect Real Child for Virtual Onehttp://www.gamepolitics.com/2010/03/04/korean-parents-neglect-real-child-virtual-one#comment-249131
<p>A sad story indeed&nbsp; but not uncommon.&nbsp;&nbsp; As for the vid gaming part of it, its well known that Asian governments are making efforts to curb the amount of time people spend on gaming with all kinds of warnings.&nbsp;&nbsp; Want to bet the admition was a plea bargin so they wouldnt have to face murder charges?&nbsp;&nbsp; I think the couple deliberately starved the child because they thought she was defective.</p>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:27:10 +0000nefermorecomment 249131 at http://www.gamepolitics.comRe: Korean Parents Neglect Real Child for Virtual Onehttp://www.gamepolitics.com/2010/03/04/korean-parents-neglect-real-child-virtual-one#comment-249130
<p>game addiction doesnt even exist the brain/body doesnt care what&nbsp;it gets addicted to it just cares about getting it wether it be games drugs sex adrenaline nicotine&nbsp;food or alcohol its the same neurochemical response.</p><p>its not &quot;game addiction&quot; its just &quot;addiction&quot; if thats even what this is you dont starve your baby to death over something trivial without&nbsp;there allready being something&nbsp;seriosly wrong with you.</p>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:21:00 +0000Roh02comment 249130 at http://www.gamepolitics.com